boring

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See also: Boring

English

Etymology

From Middle English boryng (making a hole); equivalent to bore +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

Noun

boring (plural borings)

  1. The act or process of boring holes; such practice as an area of expertise in manufacturing.
    Hypernym: machining
    Coordinate terms: drilling (usually coordinate in machining; often synonymous in woodworking), reaming; turning (OD counterpart); milling, broaching, shaping, planing, grinding
    turning and boring
    fine boring with a boring head on a boring mill
  2. A pit or hole which has been bored.
    • 1992, J. Patrick Powers, Construction dewatering: new methods and applications, page 191:
      It is common in urban areas that a great many borings exist from prior construction work.
  3. (usually in the plural) One of the fragments thrown up when something is bored or drilled.
    Synonym: chips (wood, metal, or plastic)
    Hyponyms: shavings (wood, plastic), swarf (metal)
    Coordinate term: sawdust (wood)

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Verb

boring

  1. present participle and gerund of bore

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Adjective

boring (comparative more boring or boringer, superlative most boring or boringest)

  1. Causing boredom or tiredness; making one feel tired and impatient.
    What a boring film that was! I almost fell asleep.
    • 1956 September, Laura Beheler, chapter 16, in The Paper Dolls, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Company; Cambridge, Mass.: The Riverside Press, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 175:
      “Why don’t you become a Baptist preacher?” she interrupted wearily. He smiled at her briefly. Then, from the way he leaned back, adjusted his glasses, took a quick sip of martini, Ida knew she was in for a speech. Biting hard on her back teeth, she sighed and prepared to listen as little as possible. Suffocating, she mumbled, that’s what he is! And boringer than hell!
    • 1983, Peter De Vries, chapter 13, in Slouching Towards Kalamazoo, Boston, Mass.: Little, Brown and Company, →ISBN, page 212:
      Oh, let's not spoil a good dinner with a reconcilation scene. We’ve hardly split up. We’ll get to be like two old people who can communicate, and nothing’s boringer than that.
    • 2004, Nancy Rue, “Sophie and the Scoundrels (Book 3)”, in Sophie’s Secret (Faithgirlz!; The Sophie Series, 2), Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zonderkidz, →ISBN, pages 125–126:
      “I had the most boring day in life yesterday. I couldn’t go to work with my dad, so I went with my mom.” “Mine was even boringer than yours,” Kitty said. She was starting to whine, and she flipped her ponytail. She did both of those things a lot. “I didn’t get to spend that much time with my dad, either, since he’s a pilot.”
    • 2023 February 8, Paul Stephen with Howard Smith, “Elizabeth Line: "It's not job done yet"”, in RAIL, number 976, page 35:
      "We've had some moments in the spotlight, and there will be more to come. But boring is good when operating railways.
  2. (chiefly Manglish) Suffering from boredom; mildly annoyed and restless through having nothing to do.
    Synonym: bored
    I very boring.I am very bored.
  3. Used, designed to be used, or able to drill holes.
    boring equipment
    boring snails
  4. Capable of penetrating; piercing.
    • 1963, Arthur Upfield, The Lake Frome Monster, London: Pan Books, published 1969, page 11:
      is remarkably blue eyes had the trick of boring concentration.

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Danish

Etymology

From the verb bore (drill).

Pronunciation

Noun

boring c (singular definite boringen, plural indefinite boringer)

  1. drill hole
  2. drilling

Inflection

Declension of boring
common
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative boring boringen boringer boringerne
genitive borings boringens boringers boringernes

Dutch

Etymology

From boren +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

Noun

boring f (plural boringen, diminutive borinkje n)

  1. drilling
    offshoreboring — offshore drilling
  2. bore of a car's cylinder or canon